as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
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Recent Examples of constituent
Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Reassembling the constituent parts of other movies into a new movie.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Lauren Peller, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025
After Tamra storms out, Jenn goes to leave — stopping to pet a dog and mingle with her constituents.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
This makes sense: There’s an alchemy to combining words and pictures, much like how a great song can blend lyrics and music into something better than its constituent parts.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Reassembling the constituent parts of other movies into a new movie.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Adjective
Earlier this year, Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, encouraged House Republicans to do more virtual events over in-person town halls after several House Republicans faced fiery constituents at in-person town halls.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025
After Tamra storms out, Jenn goes to leave — stopping to pet a dog and mingle with her constituents.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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Additionally, members of the JFL creative development and festival programming teams were involved in the selection process.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The official debut of the airport’s new Terminal 1 will arrive in late September, but members of the public are being offered a chance to check it out a little more than a week before the grand opening.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And as Golosio and his team knew, an ANN designed around a multi-component working memory model could be a powerful tool for processing and creating human-like communication.—
Ben Thomas,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2015
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Perceptual convergence of multi-component mixtures in olfaction implies an olfactory white.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
20 Nov. 2012
Noun
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In recent years, scientific research has pointed to psilocybin—the active ingredient found in certain types of mushrooms—as a promising treatment for this type of depression, along with other psychiatric conditions.—
Sarah Sinclair,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Turmeric's active ingredient, curcumin, may offer several skin health benefits.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Either pinch individual leaves from the plant or use clean pruning shears to cut 6-inch stems about 1 or 2 inches from the base of the plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Creating Demi was not as simple as halving each element.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, cooking methods like baking, boiling, and mashing don’t usually add these elements.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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All these factors combined pointed to one likely explanation.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Even though Singapore's inflation has recently cooled to a four-year low, the country still has one of the highest costs of living, according to multiple surveys, due to structural factors like expensive housing and import costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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